by Sharon Mager | Apr 7, 2023 | Featured, sexual abuse prevention
April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month. At the BCM/D, we are committed to helping every church become a safe place for children and youth. We offer many resources to help your church prevent and respond to sexual abuse within the church. We encourage you to...
by Sharon Mager | Mar 30, 2023 | disability ministry, Featured
DAGSBORO, Delaware (BP) – For Tom Stolle, the executive director and chief financial officer for the Baptist Convention of Maryland/Delaware (BCM/D), advocating for the protection of the vulnerable is deeply personal. Stolle’s 21-year-old son Jimmy was born with...
by Sharon Mager | Mar 23, 2023 | Associations, BCM/D Ready, Children's Ministries, Church Planting, disability ministry, Disaster Relief, Featured, General Mission Board
COLUMBIA, MD. — A sense of peace and expectation permeated the Baptist Convention of Maryland/Delaware (BCM/D) General Mission Board (GMB) meeting on March 21. The meeting, held in Columbia, was a significant “first” as Tom Stolle addressed the GMB members for the...
by Sharon Mager | Mar 23, 2023 | Featured, mental health/trauma
LEONARDTOWN, Md. — Traumatized following the tragic shooting and subsequent death of one of her best friends, Macy McCombs published “Letters to Jaelynn: A True Story of Friendship, Loss, and Healing,” released this week. In the book, she shares the story...
by Sharon Mager | Mar 17, 2023 | Featured, Women
EDGEWATER, Md. — Over 430 women, from teens to octogenarians, poured into Riva Trace Baptist Church in Edgewater on March 10-11 for the Baptist Convention of Maryland/Delaware’s (BCM/D) “Strengthen and Stir” Women’s Conference, in partnership...
by Sharon Mager | Mar 9, 2023 | Featured
“Together for Jesus” reminds UMD’s Christian students of the true meaning of missions. COLLEGE PARK, Md — The atmosphere was lively as students began piling into Memorial Chapel at the University of Maryland for the Together for Jesus cross-ministry event on January...
